Kurram Agency carnage: 23 killed in bomb attack on JUI-F rally

Trilateral meetings involving Afghanistan and Pakistan in a third country, and the optimism that follows, have become regular features of late. In the past six months alone, three such meetings have been held -Istanbul, London and Brussels. The ...

Afghan defense officials on Monday said that Taliban militants have deployed a large number of fighters to Afghanistan after closing its religious Madrasas in Pakistan. KABUL, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai left on Monday ...

There is reason for hope in Nawaz Sharif's victory in the recent Pakistani elections. Sharif, who has twice served as Pakistan's prime minister, has said he wants to build a more robust democracy, revive the country's shattered economy and end the ...

\\r\\n\\r\\n Im back from Helmand for a couple of weeks for some R&R, to attend the FCO leadership conference, and to do a ground-truthing session at NATO in Brussels. As always, Im spending plenty of time persuading friends, colleagues, and anyone ...

KABUL: The premier Afghan spy agency on Wednesday claimed that it has broken up a plot by the Taliban to assassinate the former Afghan foreign minister Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and ex-vice president Ahmad Zia Massoud. A statement by the National ...

KABUL - A man has been detained for plotting an assassination attempt on top opposition leader Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Afghan spy service claimed on Wednesday. As a result of their timely action, National Directorate of Security (NDS) agents ...

Since its establishment back in 2010 by President Hamid Karzai, the High Peace Council (HPC) has had more loss than achievement. The main purpose of the Council is finding out ways of negotiation with Taliban in order to put an end nearly 12 years ...

The Taliban assassinated a member of the Afghan High Peace Council in a complex ambush in Helmand province today. The Taliban have now assassinated three senior members of the peace council since the end of the summer of 2011. Malim Shah Wali, ...

Islamabad: Pakistan’s government should take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of candidates and political activists at risk of attack from the Taliban and other militants, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. Parliamentary elections in Pakistan ...